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+ - Although track/bus groups offer a certain + Although track/bus groups offer a certain kind of grouped-control over gain, solo, mute and more, traditional mixing consoles have long had group master channels ("VCAs") which allows to combine - both a single fader to control the group level while also allowing you to easily adjust the relative + both a single fader to control the group level while also allowing to easily adjust the relative levels inside the group. For large projects, this can make mixing much easier to control.
- Ardour implements those VCAs as Control Masters, in a way that allows to use either or both - of the conventions used on different traditionnal consoles for combining multiple masters: + Ardour implements those VCAs in a way that allows to use either or both + of the conventions used on different traditional consoles for combining multiple masters:
-A Control Master strip is made of (from top to bottom in the screenshot) : +A VCA strip is made of (from top to bottom in the screenshot):
Right-clicking the name button shows a context menus comprised of :
-Right-clicking the name button shows a context menus comprised of:
+| Rename | Renames the VCA |
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| Color… | Changes the color of the VCA button in the tracks connected to this one |
| Drop All Slaves | Deletes all connections to this VCA, i.e. no tracks are controlled by this VCA anymore |
| Remove | Deletes this VCA |
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+ Connecting a track/bus/VCA to a VCA is as simple as clicking the VCA button that appears on any mixer strip under the main fader and choosing the VCA to connect to.
-The VCA button only shows up in mixer strips when at least one Control Master exists, i.e., a - Control Master must be created before connecting tracks to it.
++ The VCA button only shows up in mixer strips when at least one VCA exists, i.e., a + VCA must be created before connecting tracks to it. +
- Clicking the VCA button shows all the Control Masters in the session, and any or all of this vca can be checked - to link them to the track, making this track controlled by multiple Control Masters. The track will then show - multiple VCA buttons. Disconnecting a Control MAste from a track is done by unchecking this Control Master in - the list that pops up, or clicking Unassign All to disconnect from all Control Masters at once. + Clicking the VCA button shows all the VCAs in the session, and any or all of this VCA can be checked + to link them to the track, making this track controlled by multiple VCAs. The track will then show + multiple buttons. Disconnecting a VCA from a track is done by unchecking this VCA in + the list that pops up, or clicking Unassign All to disconnect from all VCAs at once.
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